No Son of Mine
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| Single by Genesis from the album We Can't Dance |
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| B-side | "Living Forever" | ||||
| Released | October 31, 1991 | ||||
| Format | CD maxi 7" single 12" maxi Cassette |
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| Recorded | The Farm, Surrey | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 5:46 (radio edit) 6:39 (album version) |
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| Label | Atlantic, Virgin | ||||
| Writer(s) | Tony Banks Phil Collins Mike Rutherford |
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| Producer | Genesis Nick Davis Robert Colby |
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"No Son of Mine" is the first single by the British rock group Genesis from their 1991 album We Can't Dance, which reached #6 in the UK and #12 in the US.
The song's lyrics tell the story of a boy who runs away from his abusive home, and -- after some reconsideration -- attempts to return, only to be rebuked by his father. The video for this song is particularly dreary, illustrating the scene in sepia.
The song is notable for a distinctive sound heard during the intro and before the second verse. Referred to by the band as "elephantus," the sound was created by Tony Banks recording Mike Rutherford's guitar with a synthesizer and then playing three notes on the bottom register of the keyboard, greatly lowering the pitch.
The radio edit fades out the song's extended outro about a minute in advance and also cuts out part of the second chorus. The music video, however, uses the unedited album version.
The single included the 8th track from We Can't Dance, "Living Forever", as the B-side.
The song has been included on the setlist for the 2007 Turn It On Again tour [1].
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[edit] Track listings
- CD maxi / 12" maxi
- "No Son of Mine" (6:42)
- "Living Forever" (5:40)
- "Invisible Touch" (live) (5:00)
- 7" single / Cassette
- "No Son of Mine" (6:36)
- "Living Forever" (5:38)
[edit] Credits
- Phil Collins - drums, percussion, vocals
- Tony Banks - keyboards
- Mike Rutherford - guitars, bass guitar
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1991-1992)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 3 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 29 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 7 |
| French Singles Chart | 13 |
| German Singles Chart | 3 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 5 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 13 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 8 |
| UK Singles Chart | 6 |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "No Son of Mine", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
